feature: added new FavouriteWidget to display favorite files in dashboard widget

apps/dashboard/src/DashboardApp.vue

@@ -461,8 +461,8 @@ export default {
 			}
 		},
 		async fetchApiWidgets() {
-			const response = await axios.get(generateOcsUrl('/apps/dashboard/api/v1/widgets'))
-			this.apiWidgets = response.data.ocs.data
+			const { data } = await axios.get(generateOcsUrl('/apps/dashboard/api/v1/widgets'))
+			this.apiWidgets = data.ocs.data
 		},
 		async fetchApiWidgetItems(widgetIds, merge = false) {
 			try {

apps/dashboard/src/components/ApiDashboardWidget.vue

@@ -10,16 +10,7 @@
 		:show-items-and-empty-content="!!halfEmptyContentMessage"
 		:half-empty-content-message="halfEmptyContentMessage">
 		<template #default="{ item }">
-			<NcDashboardWidgetItem :target-url="item.link"
-				:overlay-icon-url="item.overlayIconUrl ? item.overlayIconUrl : ''"
-				:main-text="item.title"
-				:sub-text="item.subtitle">
-				<template #avatar>
-					<template v-if="item.iconUrl">
-						<NcAvatar :size="44" :url="item.iconUrl" />
-					</template>
-				</template>
-			</NcDashboardWidgetItem>
+			<ApiDashboardWidgetItem :item="item" :icon-size="iconSize" :rounded-icons="widget.item_icons_round" />
 		</template>
 		<template #empty-content>
 			<NcEmptyContent v-if="items.length === 0"
@@ -39,23 +30,21 @@
 
 <script>
 import {
-	NcAvatar,
 	NcDashboardWidget,
-	NcDashboardWidgetItem,
 	NcEmptyContent,
 	NcButton,
 } from '@nextcloud/vue'
 import CheckIcon from 'vue-material-design-icons/Check.vue'
+import ApiDashboardWidgetItem from './ApiDashboardWidgetItem.vue'
 
 export default {
 	name: 'ApiDashboardWidget',
 	components: {
-		NcAvatar,
+		ApiDashboardWidgetItem,
+		CheckIcon,
 		NcDashboardWidget,
-		NcDashboardWidgetItem,
 		NcEmptyContent,
 		NcButton,
-		CheckIcon,
 	},
 	props: {
 		widget: {
@@ -71,6 +60,11 @@ export default {
 			required: true,
 		},
 	},
+	data() {
+		return {
+			iconSize: 44,
+		}
+	},
 	computed: {
 		/** @return {object[]} */
 		items() {
@@ -115,5 +109,10 @@ export default {
 			return this.moreButton?.link
 		},
 	},
+	mounted() {
+		const size = window.getComputedStyle(document.body).getPropertyValue('--default-clickable-area')
+		const numeric = Number.parseFloat(size)
+		this.iconSize = Number.isNaN(numeric) ? 44 : numeric
+	},
 }
 </script>

apps/dashboard/src/components/ApiDashboardWidgetItem.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+<!--
+ - SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ - SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ -->
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { ref } from 'vue'
+import NcAvatar from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcAvatar.js'
+import NcDashboardWidgetItem from '@nextcloud/vue/dist/Components/NcDashboardWidgetItem.js'
+import IconFile from 'vue-material-design-icons/File.vue'
+
+defineProps({
+	item: {
+		type: Object,
+		required: true,
+	},
+	iconSize: {
+		type: Number,
+		required: true,
+	},
+	roundedIcons: {
+		type: Boolean,
+		default: true,
+	},
+})
+
+/**
+ * True as soon as the image is loaded
+ */
+const imageLoaded = ref(false)
+/**
+ * True if the image failed to load and we should show a fallback
+ */
+const loadingImageFailed = ref(false)
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<NcDashboardWidgetItem :target-url="item.link"
+		:overlay-icon-url="item.overlayIconUrl ? item.overlayIconUrl : ''"
+		:main-text="item.title"
+		:sub-text="item.subtitle">
+		<template #avatar>
+			<template v-if="item.iconUrl">
+				<NcAvatar v-if="roundedIcons"
+					:size="iconSize"
+					:url="item.iconUrl" />
+				<template v-else>
+					<img v-show="!loadingImageFailed"
+						alt=""
+						class="api-dashboard-widget-item__icon"
+						:class="{'hidden-visually': !imageLoaded }"
+						:src="item.iconUrl"
+						@error="loadingImageFailed = true"
+						@load="imageLoaded = true">
+					<!-- Placeholder while the image is loaded and also the fallback if the URL is broken -->
+					<IconFile v-if="!imageLoaded"
+						:size="iconSize" />
+				</template>
+			</template>
+		</template>
+	</NcDashboardWidgetItem>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+.api-dashboard-widget-item__icon {
+	height: var(--default-clickable-area);
+	width: var(--default-clickable-area);
+}
+</style>

apps/files/composer/composer/autoload_classmap.php

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
     'OCA\\Files\\Controller\\TemplateController' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Controller/TemplateController.php',
     'OCA\\Files\\Controller\\TransferOwnershipController' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Controller/TransferOwnershipController.php',
     'OCA\\Files\\Controller\\ViewController' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Controller/ViewController.php',
+    'OCA\\Files\\Dashboard\\FavoriteWidget' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Dashboard/FavoriteWidget.php',
     'OCA\\Files\\Db\\OpenLocalEditor' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Db/OpenLocalEditor.php',
     'OCA\\Files\\Db\\OpenLocalEditorMapper' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Db/OpenLocalEditorMapper.php',
     'OCA\\Files\\Db\\TransferOwnership' => $baseDir . '/../lib/Db/TransferOwnership.php',

apps/files/composer/composer/autoload_static.php

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ class ComposerStaticInitFiles
         'OCA\\Files\\Controller\\TemplateController' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Controller/TemplateController.php',
         'OCA\\Files\\Controller\\TransferOwnershipController' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Controller/TransferOwnershipController.php',
         'OCA\\Files\\Controller\\ViewController' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Controller/ViewController.php',
+        'OCA\\Files\\Dashboard\\FavoriteWidget' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Dashboard/FavoriteWidget.php',
         'OCA\\Files\\Db\\OpenLocalEditor' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Db/OpenLocalEditor.php',
         'OCA\\Files\\Db\\OpenLocalEditorMapper' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Db/OpenLocalEditorMapper.php',
         'OCA\\Files\\Db\\TransferOwnership' => __DIR__ . '/..' . '/../lib/Db/TransferOwnership.php',

apps/files/lib/AppInfo/Application.php

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 use OCA\Files\Collaboration\Resources\Listener;
 use OCA\Files\Collaboration\Resources\ResourceProvider;
 use OCA\Files\Controller\ApiController;
+use OCA\Files\Dashboard\FavoriteWidget;
 use OCA\Files\DirectEditingCapabilities;
 use OCA\Files\Event\LoadSearchPlugins;
 use OCA\Files\Event\LoadSidebar;
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ public function register(IRegistrationContext $context): void {
 		$context->registerSearchProvider(FilesSearchProvider::class);
 
 		$context->registerNotifierService(Notifier::class);
+		$context->registerDashboardWidget(FavoriteWidget::class);
 	}
 
 	public function boot(IBootContext $context): void {

apps/files/lib/Dashboard/FavoriteWidget.php

@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+namespace OCA\Files\Dashboard;
+
+use OCA\Files\AppInfo\Application;
+use OCP\Dashboard\IAPIWidgetV2;
+use OCP\Dashboard\IButtonWidget;
+use OCP\Dashboard\IIconWidget;
+use OCP\Dashboard\IOptionWidget;
+use OCP\Dashboard\Model\WidgetButton;
+use OCP\Dashboard\Model\WidgetItem;
+use OCP\Dashboard\Model\WidgetItems;
+use OCP\Dashboard\Model\WidgetOptions;
+use OCP\Files\IMimeTypeDetector;
+use OCP\Files\IRootFolder;
+use OCP\IL10N;
+use OCP\IPreview;
+use OCP\ITagManager;
+use OCP\IURLGenerator;
+use OCP\IUserManager;
+
+class FavoriteWidget implements IIconWidget, IAPIWidgetV2, IButtonWidget, IOptionWidget {
+
+	public function __construct(
+		private readonly IL10N $l10n,
+		private readonly IURLGenerator $urlGenerator,
+		private readonly IMimeTypeDetector $mimeTypeDetector,
+		private readonly IUserManager $userManager,
+		private readonly ITagManager $tagManager,
+		private readonly IRootFolder $rootFolder,
+		private readonly IPreview $previewManager,
+	) {
+	}
+
+	public function getId(): string {
+		return Application::APP_ID . '-favorites';
+	}
+
+	public function getTitle(): string {
+		return $this->l10n->t('Favorite files');
+	}
+
+	public function getOrder(): int {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	public function getIconClass(): string {
+		return 'icon-star-dark';
+	}
+
+	public function getIconUrl(): string {
+		return $this->urlGenerator->getAbsoluteURL(
+			$this->urlGenerator->imagePath('core', 'actions/star.svg')
+		);
+	}
+
+	public function getUrl(): ?string {
+		return $this->urlGenerator->linkToRouteAbsolute('files.View.indexView', ['view' => 'favorites']);
+	}
+
+	public function load(): void {
+	}
+
+	public function getItems(string $userId, int $limit = 7): array {
+		$user = $this->userManager->get($userId);
+
+		if (!$user) {
+			return [];
+		}
+		$tags = $this->tagManager->load('files', [], false, $userId);
+		$favorites = $tags->getFavorites();
+		if (empty($favorites)) {
+			return [];
+		}
+		$favoriteNodes = [];
+		$userFolder = $this->rootFolder->getUserFolder($userId);
+		$count = 0;
+		foreach ($favorites as $favorite) {
+			$node = $userFolder->getFirstNodeById($favorite);
+			if ($node) {
+				$url = $this->urlGenerator->linkToRouteAbsolute(
+					'files.view.showFile', ['fileid' => $node->getId()]
+				);
+				$icon = $this->urlGenerator->linkToRouteAbsolute('core.Preview.getPreviewByFileId', [
+					'x' => 256,
+					'y' => 256,
+					'fileId' => $node->getId(),
+					'c' => $node->getEtag(),
+					'mimeFallback' => true,
+				]);
+				$favoriteNodes[] = new WidgetItem(
+					$node->getName(),
+					'',
+					$url,
+					$icon,
+					(string)$node->getCreationTime()
+				);
+				$count++;
+				if ($count >= $limit) {
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		return $favoriteNodes;
+	}
+
+	public function getItemsV2(string $userId, ?string $since = null, int $limit = 7): WidgetItems {
+		$items = $this->getItems($userId, $limit);
+		return new WidgetItems(
+			$items,
+			count($items) === 0 ? $this->l10n->t('No favorites') : '',
+		);
+	}
+
+	public function getWidgetButtons(string $userId): array {
+		return [
+			new WidgetButton(
+				WidgetButton::TYPE_MORE,
+				$this->urlGenerator->linkToRouteAbsolute('files.View.indexView', ['view' => 'favorites']),
+				$this->l10n->t('More favorites')
+			),
+		];
+	}
+
+	public function getWidgetOptions(): WidgetOptions {
+		return new WidgetOptions(roundItemIcons: false);
+	}
+}